Beach Boys to join Pops for Fourth of July concert

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Jul 2, 2014 at 12:01 AMJul 2, 2014 at 4:55 PM

One of America's most popular Fourth of July traditions, the free Pops concert on the Esplanade, has been moved from Friday night to Thursday because of the predicted storm. Get there early and bring a blanket.

The Beach Boys, Megan Hilty, Julia Udine and Ben Jacoby from the new production of "Phantom of the Opera" and the Boston Children's Chorus will join Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra for the Boston Pops' Fourth-of-July concert at the Hatch Shell at 8 p.m. Friday.

The 41st annual concert and fireworks will carried live for the first time online at BostonPopsJuly4th.org and www.cbsboston.com. It will also be televised from to 11 p.m. on CBS Boston's WBZ-TV.

The concert was rescheduled from Friday because of the storm predicted for southern New England.